Tych

Tych

Tych started as an exploration of the collaboration between human and computer in generative work. Tych is an attempt to bring personality to a generative system, combining fundamental aspects of computer generated art (Grids and high frequency of repetition) and human created art (Inconsistency and random misalignment on each stroke).

Tych tries to replicate a human acting like a generative system, introducing human characteristics in a generative system where each line stroke is inconsistent and the high frequency of repetition causes instability and misalignment in the overall work.

The series was released on December 8, 2021 with an edition count of 321 pieces.

Each Tych generates a grid with [1-17] columns and [1-17] rows, a general margin acting as the border of the Tych and a margin between each grid item.

Grid and margins

360px

120px

120px

20px

Drawing styles

Each block within the grid then gets assigned 1 of 6 drawing styles that will be used to fill the grid block.

Each drawing style scales differently, creating visual differences between drawing styles depending on the margin and amount of rows and columns the Tych has.

Tych with large margins resulting in a distinctive “stems” look for some drawing types

Mono

There’s a 10% chance for a Tych to be generated with the Mono attribute, this will define a single drawing style that will be used for each grid block, creating a more uniform result.

Pivot & Frustration

There’s a 4% chance that the Tych will be generated with the Pivot attribute, this will rotate the canvas a single time, resulting in a “misprint”.

There’s also a 1% chance for the Frustration attribute, this will rotate the canvas for each drawing cycle, resulting in a circular pattern of the grid.

The only Tych with the frustration attribute

Color Palettes

Night

Charcoal

Royal

FBASQ

Chern

Salmon

Noun

Grassfound

Washing away